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Steve Elmendorf, the longtime Democratic operative, made that clear in a recent chat with independent journalist Brody Mullins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Trump calls Wiles the "ice maiden" after the Florida political operative masterminded his 2024 election win, and until recently the first ever female chief had maintained steely discipline at the White House.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Winstone leads the cast as Alan "Razor" Sharp, an ex-SAS operative, with Cowbridge portraying a town in England.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

An operative arrives, gets in the car and drives it south to Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

A week later, another operative from the team—No. 46—was sent to locate Brown in Ponca City, twenty-five miles northwest of Gray Horse.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Party operatives want to build lasting power, he said, not become just another swing in the electoral pendulum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The BBC spoke to a dozen party operatives, campaign officials, White House allies and others, many of whom spoke on background to offer a candid assessment of Trump's approach to the midterms.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Iran has seen a huge brain drain since the 1990s, and the caliber of its operatives has slipped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Defectors with sensitive backgrounds -- such as former intelligence operatives, diplomats or those with access to state secrets -- are typically kept separately from other arrivals."

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Saxe was one of a new generation of CIA operatives who pushed hard to get more aggressive in recruiting Soviet informers.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau